“New” research on ghrelin Apparently, scientists have now discovered ghrelin’s role in meal initiation and it’s entrainment to habitual meal patterns. Funny, because I’ve been talking about this since I started the blog. Judging from the quick look through my collection of ghrelin related research papers, it seems the earliest paper mentioning this effect of […]
* Some time ago, Super Human Radio featured Dr Mark McCarty, co-author of a study on fasting and exercise. Exercise After Mini-Fast Burns Fat And Builds Muscle Some good discussion here if you can stand the commercial breaks. What I found impressive was the high adherance rate, as well as the effectiveness of the approach, […]
Here’s a recent interview I did for a dutch site. Other interviews and articles can be found here. Martin, we can all read your bio on your blog, but what have you been up to in the last 6 months? Any news on a book for example? I’ve been keeping very busy with clients, articles […]
Another Q&A. Click here to see all Q&A’s. Intermittent Fasting and Testosterone First a question related to the effects of dieting on testosterone and libido/reproductive function in general – Q: “My sex drive just winds down to nearly nothing when I’m running an intense caloric deficit. Is there some documented/anecdotal correlation on this, or is […]
I’ll have another Q&A up soon, but I figure I’d drop by real quick and link some worthwhile reading and listening material. Ryan Zielonka writes about his experience with my RPT system. “Intelligent HIT – the kind promulgated by Martin, at least – keeps volume to a minimum. Major movements are trained infrequently. Martin has […]
I haven’t updated in a while, so here’s another Q&A to let you know I’m still alive and kicking. This is compiled from recent e-mails and forum posts. Click here to see all Q&A’s. Salt This client brought up the topic of salt and water retention – Q: “..I’m guessing salt at this point isn’t […]
In a recent podcast, Lyle announced a collaborative book project with me, Alan Aragon and Borge Fagerli. This book will precede the book I’m working with, but will include a little something on intermittent fasting and bodyrecomposition by yours truly. For those not familiar with Alan Aragon, he’s a nutritional consultant, contributing editor to Men’s […]
Threw together some forum posts/replies to intermittent fasting related questions made in recent weeks, just to let you know that I’m still alive. Had two clients competing this weekend, and they both placed very well, so keep your eyes peeled for the client update I’m going to put up later this week or next. Breakfast […]
Given that my post Low Carb Talibans caused such a stir, I thought it would be appropriate to link Lyle’s latest article about low carb diets and the “metabolic advantage” Enjoy, folks. If you consider buying any of Lyle’s books, which you should, make sure you read my reviews.
Here’s an interview I did with Adam Steer from Better is Better. Includes a book excerpt. Other interviews, discussions and articles: Interviewed by Leigh Peele Intermittent Fasting Roundtable Sure-Fire Fat Loss Excerpt from Knowledge and Nonsense There are only a handful of big names in the Intermittent Fasting game. As many of you will know, […]